As the story goes, the history of farming at Katama began in the first World War when Edgartown families planted army and navy beans deep in the rich soil there. Yet maps of the Island which date...

At their regular meeting last week, the Chilmark selectmen took up the ordinarily routine business of making annual appointments and used the opportunity to make some changes.Selectmen considered 48...

They recycle paper, plastic and metal and use local potatoes, carrots and lettuce in their cafeteria. Plans are in the works for a school garden and compost pile. And now, the Martha’s Vineyard...

Dukes County Sheriff Michael McCormack, who last week borrowed money from the county treasury to pay his staff, will receive temporary relief in the coming week from state-issued emergency monies....

Four years ago this summer, Paul Gamson was married on the Vineyard to his partner of almost five years, Richard Knight. But as residents of Chilmark and Oakland, Calif., their marital status shifted...

Their alarm goes off while the moon is still high. It is the wee hours of the morning, 3 a.m., but pastry chefs Kate and Gates Rickard have just arrived at work. As the corners of the sky turn their...

The napkins were folded and the tables set. The homemade bread was sliced and waiting in bread baskets and the waitstaff had been briefed — yes the cod is fresh, no we do not serve wine, and...

It was Langston Hughes who asked, what happens to a dream deferred?At age 10, Patricia Carlet first picked up a paint brush and began to dream of becoming an artist. She took private art classes and...

With requests for financial aid from the state falling on deaf ears, the Dukes County sheriff told the county commission this week that he is out of money. “My main concern is payroll. I was...

Dukes County government will receive only minor polishing and not a complete overhaul, if voters heed the recommendations of the county charter study commission. With less than three weeks...